The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has temporarily suspended UFC heavyweight Ilir Latifi for revealing he fought with a staph infection at UFC Vegas 61 earlier this month.
Following his unanimous decision win over Aleksei Oleinik, Latifi told UFC color commentator Paul Felder that he got a staph infection days before he was scheduled to fight Oleinik but failed to report it to anyone.
“Even this week, you see my leg is all swollen,” said Latifi in his post-fight interview. “I didn’t even tell my coaches, but I got a staph infection two days ago.